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THE SWEDISH DISABILITY REFORM:
A COLLECTION OF PUBLICATIONS

Kent Ericsson

"Disability & Support"
Department of Education, Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
 
Since 1970 services for persons with intellectual disability has undergone a dramatic change in Sweden. At the beginning of this period large residential institutions were built. In year 2000 the institution was banished as a disability service. This dramatic change, meaning and consequences especially for persons with a disability, has been the theme for my research.

Over the years papers, reports and books have been published, some in Swedish and some in English. Several of them are presentations at conferences. Some of this material is presented on my web-site www.skinfaxe.se . References to publications can be found in the presentation of the various projects. Under the heading "Documents" there is also a list of publications. To give an overview of publications related to the Swedish Disability Reform, I have collected this list of publications. They are all available in PDF-format on this web-site. You are most welcome to look around!
 
Over the years the normalisation principle has been given extensive attention. When it was published I found it a bit difficult to grasp, therefore this concept has been given my interest. When I found the 1946 version of the normalisation principle, this idea became more clear. It also became clear that this was at the root of the Swedish Disability Reform. Analysing it I found it relevant to talk about the reform as a shift between two traditions of support.

Kent Ericsson
THE ORIGIN AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE NORMALIZATION PRINCIPLE

Kent Ericsson
THE PRINCIPLE OF NORMALIZATION: HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES
IN SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES

Kent Ericsson and Patricia Ericsson
DEVELOPMENT AND DISSOLUTION DURING THE NORMALIZATION PROCESS

Kent Ericsson
SERVICES IN SWEDEN TO PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY:
A SHIFT BETWEEN TWO TRADITIONS OF SUPPORT

Kent Ericsson
DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION AND COMMUNITY LIVING
FOR PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN SWEDEN:
POLICY, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES

The analysis of closure of residential institutions has been a theme for my work. The first three of these publications are a collection of papers written by persons who were involved in the process of closure of a residential institution. The fourth is a book which gives an extensive analysis of an institution being closed and its alternative services.

Kent Ericsson
KEY ISSUES IN THE PROCESS TOWARDS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Kent Ericsson
WHEN ALL RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE CLOSED:
ON COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES AND
THE LIVES THEY OFFER PERSONS WITH HANDICAP

Kent Ericsson
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION: THE LIFE OF PERSONS
AFTER LEAVING THE RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION

Kent Ericsson
FROM INSTITUTIONAL LIFE TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION:
IDEAS AND REALITIES CONCERNING SUPPORT
TO PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Jim Manswell and Kent Ericsson
DEINSTITUTIONALISATION AND COMMUNITY LIVING:
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES IN BRITAIN, SCANDINAVIA AND THE USA

Kent Ericsson
TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY:
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
AND DISSOLUTION OF INSTITUTIONS
Community based disability services are the key to the closure of institutions. Development of them to the extent that they can meet the needs of persons with a mild as well as a severe disability is a challenge that still exists. These reports presents some experiences from the development of community based services.

Kent Ericsson and Patricia Ericsson
SUPPORT TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION THROUGH CBR:
AWARENESS AND METHODS

Kent Ericsson
ESTABLISHING CBR FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION:
A TASK FOR THE SWEILEH INTEGRATION PROJECT IN AMMAN

Kent Ericsson
A HOME FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE:
ON A KEY TASK FOR DISABILITY SERVICES

Kent Ericsson
DAILY ACTIVITIES WITH SUPPORT:
ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES IN A CHANGING SOCIETY

Kent Ericsson, Adriana Buzea, Patricia Ericsson and Kerstin Lundberg
INFLUENCING ONE´S EVERYDAY LIFE:
DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
IN A SWEDISH MUNICIPALITY

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